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title: Personio - How do I link my account?
sidebarTitle: Personio
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# Overview

To authenticate with Personio, you need a few pieces of information:
1. **Client ID** - Your unique account identifier.
2. **Client Secret** - Your unique account secret associated with the Client ID.

This guide will walk you through finding or creating those credentials within Personio.

### Prerequisites:

- You must set up an account with Personio.

#### Step 1: Finding Personio Client ID
1. Log into your Personio account with admin access and navigate to `Settings` > `API credentials` page in settings.
2. Click `Create custom integration`.
3. In the `Name` field, enter the name of the new integration. Click `Next`.
4. Select the needed scopes and attributes, then click `Create integration`.
5. Copy your `Client ID`.

#### Step 2: Finding Personio Client Secret
1. From the previous step, copy the `Client secret` values and store them in a safe place. Click `Finish`.

Important: Copy and store your API secret securely, it will not be visible again once you leave the creation dialog.

#### Step 3: Connect Your Personio Account

<img src="/integrations/all/personio/nango_connect_ui.png" />

To authenticate using your API credentials, navigate to the Personio authentication form.
Enter your credentials as follows:
- Partner ID: User-created identifier in Personio (must follow: *UPPER_SNAKE_CASE* case).
- App ID: User-created unique identifier for the application (must follow: *UPPER_SNAKE_CASE* case).
- Client ID: Personio generated Client ID.
- Client Secret: Personio generated Client Secret.


Click "Connect" to complete the authentication.
